The Pulaski County 9-1-1 Communications Center will celebrate National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, April 12–18, 2026. This week is dedicated to recognizing the hardworking men and women who serve as the first, first responders — the voices behind every 9-1-1 call. Our telecommunicators work around the clock answering emergency calls, dispatching […]
By David Quesenberry Patriot Publishing City residents addressed the Radford City Council at Monday’s meeting concerning its approval of a resolution declaring the City a Second Amendment Sanctuary. Lee Slusher expressed her disappointment with the three Council members who supported the resolution and the manner in which the agenda was […]
Pulaski on Main is excited to announce the return of The Marketplace for the 2026 summer season. While construction continues on the organization’s new permanent marketplace location, the beloved community event will once again be held at the Pulaski Historic Train Depot, located at 20 S. Washington Avenue in downtown […]
By DANIELLE REID Patriot Publishing Family members of U.S. Army Corporal Marvin Silvester Patton received closure during a ceremony at the Southwest Virginia Veterans Cemetery in Dublin, on Monday, March 9, 2026. Corporal Patton was reported missing in action on July 5, 1950 after a battle in Osan, South Korea […]
In accordance with the authority vested in me as Governor, I hereby order that the flags of the United States of America and the Commonwealth of Virginia be flown at half-staff on all state and local buildings and grounds in the Commonwealth of Virginia in memory and respect of United […]
NASCAR Cup Series Next Race: Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube The Place: Las Vegas Motor Speedway Track Length: 1.5 Mile Asphalt Oval The Date: Sunday, March 15 The Time: 4 p.m. ET The Purse: $11,233,037 TV: FS1, 2:30 p.m. ET Radio: PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90) Distance: 400.5 miles […]
Jaimeka Austin Will Serve Eight Years for Orchestrating Wide-Ranging Conspiracy ROANOKE, Va. – The Roanoke woman who orchestrated a wide-ranging conspiracy to commit wire fraud as part of a scheme to steal from the Small Business Association’s Paycheck Protection Program, was sentenced today to eight years in federal prison […]
Beverly Jean Rickey, age 75 of Barren Springs, VA passed away Monday, March 9, 2026 at her home. Born September 14, 1950 in Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Roy Glenn Williams & Marilyn Virginia Weadon Williams. She was also preceded in death by her sister Deborah Dean […]
Wake Forest defeated Virginia Tech in overtime Tuesday night, 95-89 to likely end the Hokies’ chances of reaching the NCAA tournament. The game was the last of three on the opening day of this season’s ACC Tournament. Virginia Tech finishes the season with an 19-13 overall record and 8-11 in […]
The Pulaski County 9-1-1 Communications Center will celebrate National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, April 12–18, 2026. This week is dedicated to recognizing the hardworking men and women who serve as the first, first responders — the voices behind every 9-1-1 call. Our telecommunicators work around the clock answering emergency calls, dispatching […]
According to the Virginia Public Access Project (VPAP), as of 12:22 p.m. Tuesday, 258 early votes have been cast in Pulaski County so far for the redistricting referendum. That number is equal to 1.1 percent of registered voters in Pulaski County. In Radford, the number of early votes is 191, […]
Linda Jean McConnell, 78, of Fairlawn, Virginia, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Sunday morning, March 8, 2026, as she departed this earth to enter Heaven’s gates. Linda was born in Oceana, West Virginia, on August 25, 1947, to the late Essie Elkins Miller and the late Arthur […]